WHEN A SOLICITOR SAYS “BURN IT” IN RELATION TO DOCUMENTS THIS GIVES RISE TO A PRIMA FACIE ISSUE OF CONTEMPT OF COURT: COURT OF APPEAL DECISION TODAY

In the judgment today in  Ocado Group PLC & Anr v McKeeve [2021] EWCA Civ 145 the Court of Appeal overturned a decision that  the court should not allow an application for contempt of court against a solicitor to proceed. The Court of Appeal stated that the case was such that the court should al...